Damaged but determined: The Australian women's movement, 1996-2007

Social Movement Studies

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 171-185

  Andrew, Merrindahl ^a   Maddison, Sarah ^b  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Abeyance; Australia; Howard government; Women's movement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956171787     PISSN: 14742837     EISSN: 14742829     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14742831003603315     Document Type: Article

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